Milking stool and pail holder



March 16 1926. 1,577,139

Y w. MILBRATH MILKING STOOL AND PAIL HOLDER Filed May 13, 1925 PatentedMar. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM 'MIIQBRATI-I, or LAKErIELn, MINNESOTA;

TMILKI NG STOOL AND PAIL HOLDER.

7 Application filed May 13, 1925. Serial No. 29,947.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MILBRATH, a.

citizen .of the United States, residing at Lakefield, in the county ofJackson and State of Minnesota, have invented certain.

new and useful'lmprovements in .Milking Stools and Pail Holders, and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable. others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a pail holder and milking stool. In theoperation of milking cows it is customary tohave a low stool on whichthe operator sits and it is. desirable to have a convenient bucket orpail holding means supported on the stool so that the bucket or pailwill not have to be supported by the operator. It is aIsodesirable tohave a device in which the bucket or pail can be held in differentpositions. It is an object ofthis. invention, therefore, to provide amilk stool and pail holder of simple, and efficient construction inwhich the partsv are. very conveniently arranged and inwhich the bucketcan very quickly be disposed at different heights.

It is-a furtherobject of the invention to provide. such adevicecomprising a stool havinga standard vertically movable at one endthereof together with means for holding said-standard in differentvertical positions, said standard having pail holding means securedthereto.

It is a furtheriobject of the invention to provide a pail holding devicecomprising a member having upwardly directed hook porti'ons adaptedtoibe disposed under the bottom rim ofthe pail and having means "adaptedto hook overthe bailor' the pail. 1 I

It is also an. object ofv the invention to provide a pail holdercomprising a verticallymovable standard, means extending downward-lyandoutwardly therefrom and having -adjacent-its lower end laterally spaced"upwardly directed hooksadapted to engage under the bottom rim of thepail and havin disposed adjacent its top a swinging bail member havinglaterally spaced upwardly directed hooks adapted to hook over the handleforming bail of the pail or bucket.

These and other objects and advantages of'the invention will be fullyset forth in handle of the following description made in conneQ- tionwith the accompanying drawings which like reference characters refer tothe same parts throughout the different views, andin-which,-.

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevationof :the device;

I Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;-

Fig. .3 .is, a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, asindicatedby the arrows;

Fig. 1 is a partial view-in front elevation of thedevice; I

Fig. 5 1is a horizontal section taken on the. line ,5 5:of Fig. 1, asindicated by the arrows and Fig. 61 is a section taken on the line ofFig. l, as indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, a stool is; shown compr sing a top. or seatportion 7 .lVhile this top may be variously shaped, in

the embodiment of the invention illustrated,

the same is shown as-substantially the shape of a rectangle having its.corners-cutaway. A pair of legs'8 and? 9 are secured to the top portion7 which latter portion is shown as. formed of two thicknesses of board,and the leg portion 9 has a metal strap 10 secured thereto having abottom portion of much'greater width than the width of said leg andhaving its-ends bent upwardly and inwardly toextend along the sides ofsaid leg 9 and secured thereto by a suitable headed rivet. A pair ofbrace boards 11 extend along the sides of each of the legs: 8 and 9.:and between the same. 'The stool has. a

plate 12 of rectangular shape disposed on has ratchet teeth 13 formedtherein, the

horizontal faces of which are disposed downwardly. A standard 1%illustrated as formed of a fiat bar, isrigidlysecured by a headed andnut-equipped bolt 15v to the lower portion of leg 9,.said bar beingspaced f'roin the leg 9: by a spacing thi-mble 16. The bar; 1.4 extendsvertically in alinement with the tube 13. and said tube is shaped atits'lower end to loosely fit said bar, as. shown .in Fig. 5. The bar letforms agu-ide means forxthe tube 13 and this, together with the aperturethrough members 7 and 12, guides the tube or standard 13 in its verticalmovement. A pawl member 17 is provided which, in the embodiment of theinvention illustrated, is formed as a plate having a flat surface inengagement with plate 12 and pivoted thereto about a pivot bolt or screw18. Said plate 17 has its front edge bent upwardly substantially at aright angle, as shown at 17 to form a finger or handle portion, theinner part of the vertical portion 17" again being bent rearwardlybstantially at a right angle, as shown at 17". A spring 19 is coiled anddisposed about the screw 18 and has one end secured to another screw 20disposed in top 7 while the other end of said spring extends through anaperture in the portion 17'. The spring thus tends to swing plate17toward the front of top7, said plate being guided and limited in itsmovement by a slot 17 therein through which extends a headed screwseated in the p ate 12. The frontedge of the plate 17 is adapted toengage in the ratchet teeth 13. i

The standard 13 has a strap or flat bar 21 secured adjacent its lowerend which extends forwardly where it has its ends 21 bent laterallysubstantially at right angles. A member 22 comprises spaced portions 22of comparatively narrow flat term adjacent its lower ends, which,respectively, contact with the ends 21" of member 21 and are so curedthereto by headed rivets passing through portions 21, 22 and a bar 23,extending acrossthe front of the portions 22 in alinement with member21. It will no noted that members 22 diverge down ardly and said membersare formed at their lower ends with upwardly directed hook portions 22"adapted to book under the bottom rim 5:10 of thebucketor pail 30. Theupper portions 22" of member 22 are bent reamvardl. and extend in frontof and over a plate to which they are secured by suitable rivets. Theplate 2-11 is apertured to receive the upper end of standard 13 and isheld thereon by suitable cotter pins 25 extendingtln'ough holes in saidstandard at each side thereof, said cotter pins being shown as extendingat right angles to each other. A third cotter pin 25 extends through thestandard 13 a short distance below the cotter pin 25 and is adapted toengage with the plate 12 when the standard in its lowest position, atwhich time, the plate 17 engages in the notch 13" formed in standard 13.A U shaped hail 25, preferably formed of a flat. bar is riveted to thetop of plate 2% at its bottom and is equipped with a revolnble handle 26at. its upper end jonrnaled on a headed rivet 27 carried in the arms ofmemher 25. A U-shaped rod 28 has its central portion extending throughand 1ournalcd 1n the sides of member 25 and has its ends diverging andequipped with upwardly directed hooks 28 adapted to hook over the handlebail 29 ot' a pail 30, said hooks 28 preferably being disposed at eachside of the revoluble handle 31 carried on said bail 29.

In operation, the device will be carried by the handle 25 and thestandard 13 normally will he in its lowest position with the pawl plate17 engaged in the notch 13". hen the cow is to be milked, the operatorwill suitably locate the stool. and will then set the bottom members ofbucket or pail 3'0 into the hooked lower ends 22 of members 22 and willengage the bail 29 oi. the bucket in the hooked ends oi lnen'ibers 28.It will be noted that the hooks 28 will be disposed at each side of thehandle 31, it there is sucha handle on the bucket. The memher 22 extendsdownwardly and outwardly from the standard 13 or the front of the stooland the bucket, when engaged in members 22" and 28 will stand in a veryconvenient position, as shown in Fig. 1. It it is desired to have thebucket at a greater height. the operator merely presses rearwardly onthe fingenpiece 17 of plate 17 to release said plate from the notch 13".The standard 13, together with the bucket, can now be raised asdesiredby lifting on handle 26. The spring 19 will move plate 17 intoengagen'iei'it with standard 13 so that when the handle 26 is released,said standard 13 will descend until one out the ratchet teeth 13 engageswith plate 17, when the standard will be held in fixed position. i Itwill be noted that the ratchet teeth 13 will readily pass plate 17 inthe upward movement of the standard 13. The buctet is now veryconveniently supported and the operator can proceed with the milkingoperation without having in any way to hold the bucket. When another cowis to be milked the operator may. it he so desires, carry the bucket andstool in assembled position by means of handle 26, or, if desired, thebucket can be carried separately.

From the above description it is seen that. applicant has provided a.very simple and eflicient milking stool and pail holder. The stool ismade extremely rugged to withstand rough handling and all of the partsare of strong and durable formation. Practically all of the parts aremade from standard flat iron with the exception of standard 13 which canbe made from ordinary piping. The device is extremely convenient and canbe very rapidly manipulated. The device has been amply demonstrated inactual practice and found to be very successful and ellicient.

It will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the device withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which, generallystated, consists in a device capable of carry ing out the objects aboveset forth, in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed anddefined in the appended clalms.

What is claimed is:

1. A pail holder and milking stool having in combination, a stool, apail-carrying means at one end thereof including a member having spacedupwardly directed members at its lower end adapted to engage under thelower edge of a pail, a vertically swinging member engaging the bail ofsaid pail, and means carrying said pail-carrying means mounted on thestool for vertical movement, and means for holding said last mentionedmeans in different vertical positions.

2. A pail holder and milking stool device having in combination, astool, a standard vertically movable at one end thereof, means forholding said standard in different vertical positions, a pail holdingmeans carried by said standard including a means swingable about ahorizontal axis and having spaced portions engaging the bail of thepail, and means engaging under the edge of said pail.

3. The structure set forth in claim 2, said last mentioned meansincluding a member extending downwardly and outwardly from said standardand having laterally spaced I upwardly directed hooks, and means rigidlyconnecting the same to said standard.

4:. A pail holder and milking stool device having in combination, astool, a standard vertically movable .at one end thereof, means forholding said standard in diiferent vertical positions, a member rigidlycarried by said standard adjacent its top and extending downwardly andoutwardly therefrom and having spaced upwardly directed hooks at itslower end adapted to engage under the 7 aperture, a hollowstandardslidable on said rod and through said aperture'having spacedteeth therein, a spring-pressed pawl at the top of said stool engageablewith said teeth to hold said standard in difierent vertical positions,and spaced, relatively movable means carried by said standard forengaging and supporting the pail.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM MILBRATH.

